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connoisseurly en · ADJ

Etymology

From connoisseur + -ly.

Meanings

1. Of, related to, or having the deep expertise in some area; characteristic of a connoisseur.
   • "Connoisseurly sensibility and discrimination developed among critics and collectors, and the importance of drawings in appreciating an individual artist's work began to be recognised." 1984, Susan Lambert, Reading Drawings: An Introduction to Looking at Drawings:
   • His connoisseurly refinement helped him to gain our respect.

Forms

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most connoisseurly	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more connoisseurly	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

connoisseurly en · ADV

Etymology

From connoisseur + -ly.

Meanings

1. in connoisseurly manner
   • He talked about the Italian wines connoisseurly.
   • "[…] he said, just as you'd expect from somebody who's been around such things and appreciates them connoisseurly but also with a passionate innocence so it's always the first time, the only time love's ever happened and Monk can't help but […]" 2005, John Edgar Wideman, God's Gym - Page 45:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more connoisseurly	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most connoisseurly	Degree=Sup		lexicographic